Jim Spent a Lot of Money to Prank Dwight, Apparently

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Throughout The Office's nine-year run, Jim Halpert's prank war with Dwight Schrute likely cost him several thousand dollars.

Redditor jmorley14 took the time to create a spreadsheet compiling a list of every prank Jim pulled on Dwight, along with its estimated cost. The total? A whopping $5,590.95, with the average prank costing $62.82.

According to the list, Jim's most expensive prank involved learning Morse Code with Pam in order to talk about Dwight while at their desks. With Morse Code classes and the cost of a nanny factored in, the price of the prank comes in at $3,120.

Other pricy pranks included shipping Dwight's desk to New Mexico ($956.14) and renting a tuxedo to mock Dwight's dress code ($130).

However, as Buzzfeed points out, the total cost of Jim's pranks is likely much higher. Some of the pranks listed as free would've actually cost quite a bit, such as the hotel murder scene -- which IGN crowned The Office's all-time best prank. The damage to the room caused by Jim's setup likely would've cost him several hundred dollars.

When you add in the time Jim spent setting up pranks at work -- time that could've been spent making sales -- the actual cost is likely somewhere between $7,000 and $10,000.

What is your favorite prank from The Office? Leave a comment and let us know!

Jordan Sirani is a freelance news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @jdsirani.

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